I’m at the top of my game so, when I win or lose, I don’t freak out…I don’t think we can call it a rivalry yet. There’s just to many great players around.
ROGER FEDERERThere is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.
More Roger Federer Quotes
-
-
I’m not the kind of guy who wakes up angry.
ROGER FEDERER -
Mentally, I’m not ever going to go away.
ROGER FEDERER -
What I think I’ve been able to do well over the years is play with pain, play with problems, play in all sorts of conditions.
ROGER FEDERER -
I don’t know how you can go through a four-hour match with Rafa and he never gets a time violation.
ROGER FEDERER -
The nicer the point, the more — the better I feel, the more excited I get. But I never play that my opponent looks stupid. I think that is wrong. I have too much respect for every opponent I play.
ROGER FEDERER -
Being down match point, it’s just not fun.
ROGER FEDERER -
I don’t mind fans coming up in a friendly, respectful way. That’s all part of the fun of being a top tennis player. But if people take pictures without permission, particularly if my children are in the shot, I feel uncomfortable.
ROGER FEDERER -
Watching a movie a couple of weeks ago. An American movie. I can’t remember the name, but it wasn’t even a sad movie. It caught me off guard. I was on an airplane.
ROGER FEDERER -
I love tennis! I’ve always felt like this because it is such a classy sport with a great, competitive flair to it.
ROGER FEDERER -
For me, I’m in the driver’s seat; I’m No. 1 in the world. I’ve won the last couple of meetings, and I’ve won the big tournaments lately. Whoever comes, I’ll try to beat him. But it’s almost up to me to decide who’s my rival, isn’t it?
ROGER FEDERER -
In the locker room I was getting impatient to get on the court, I had to warm up several times.
ROGER FEDERER -
Once you find that peace, that place of peace and quiet, harmony and confidence, that’s when you start playing your best.
ROGER FEDERER -
Obviously, matches and all that stuff takes its toll on your body and so forth. But as you get sort of a bit older, a bit wiser, and a bit more experienced, you know also how to handle it.
ROGER FEDERER -
Once you reach a good level in tennis it fills you with a lot of motivation. I hope I can do it for a long time.
ROGER FEDERER -
Seriously. I’m not playing to prove anything to journalists. I’m playing for myself, for my fans,to make people happy.
ROGER FEDERER